"Yes, I fear even the Duke of ——— is no exception!"
"Your father will go mad if he hear you."
"My father!—my poor father!—yes, he thinks the utmost that I, Florence Lascelles, am made for, is to wear a ducal coronet, and give the best balls in London."
"And pray what was Florence Lascelles made for?"
"Ah! I cannot answer the question. I fear for Discontent and Disdain."
"You are an enigma—but I will take pains and not rest till I solve you."
"I defy you."
"Thanks—better defy than despise.
"Oh, you must be strangely altered, if I can despise you."
"Indeed! what do you remember of me?"